2001 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 2001 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led Joe Hollis in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Sun Belt.

2001 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–9 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joe Hollis (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Burtnett (3rd season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Middle Tennessee +		5	–	1					8	–	3
North Texas +		5	–	1					5	–	7
New Mexico State		4	–	2					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Arkansas State		2	–	4					2	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4					2	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	L 17–45	86,520
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 3–24	28,953
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 28–31	12,126
October 6		Ole Miss*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 17–35
October 13		Louisiana–Lafayette	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 26–20
October 20		at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		L 0–45
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Idaho	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 34–31
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 6–54	20,113
November 10		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		L 17–28
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Trail of Tears Classic)		L 7–16	8,188
November 22		Nicholls State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 22–28
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time